Dr. Steven Chu discusses climate change, new pathways and opportunities to renewable energy, and the challenges the country faces.

Dr. Steven Chu is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities and Sciences and Professor of Physics and Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University. Prior to his role at Stanford, Dr. Chu served as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Energy under President Barack Obama from January 2009 until April 2013.

As the longest serving Energy Secretary, he began several initiatives including ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy), the Energy Innovation Hubs, and the Clean Energy Ministerial meetings.

Hosted by the Public Management and Social Innovation Program at the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, the Conradin von Gugelberg Memorial Lecture on the Environment is an annual event that was established by members of the Stanford MBA Class of 1987 in memory of their classmate who had a special commitment to preserving and protecting the Earth's resources.Published on Jun 4, 2014

Energy History: The fossil fuel revolution is usually rendered as a tale of historic advances in energy production. In this perspective-changing account, Christopher F. Jones instead tells a story of advances in energy access—canals, pipelines, and wires that delivered power in unprecedented quantities to cities and factories at a great distance from production sites. He shows that in the American mid-Atlantic region between 1820 and 1930, the construction of elaborate transportation networks for coal, oil, and electricity unlocked remarkable urban and industrial growth along the eastern seaboard. But this new transportation infrastructure did not simply satisfy existing consumer demand—it also whetted an appetite for more abundant and cheaper energy, setting the nation on a path toward fossil fuel dependence.

Today, those who wish to pioneer a more sustainable and egalitarian energy order can learn valuable lessons from this history Published on Jul 2, 2014 by Talks at Google. To order his book from Amazon, click on image or visit your local bookstore.

In an industrial strip of land in Louisiana known as Bayou Corne, a 25-acre sinkhole has formed. As earth sinks into the ground, toxic pollutants are being released into the air. Watch as trees disappear into a swamp and meet residents in the area, known as Cancer Alley, who say the place is no longer safe to live.Published on Jan 7, 2014

Lizzy Clark, UK Youth Climate Coalition talks about her participation at COP19 (climate change conference held in Warsaw, Poland, and what the working groups are doing to get fossil fuel folks to hear what they have to say.

Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era offers market-based, actionable solutions integrating transportation, buildings, industry, and electricity. Built on Rocky Mountain Institute's 30 years of research and collaboration a roadmap that offers an alternative to business-as-usual with the added value of avoiding fossil fuels' huge but uncounted external costs.

300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now
that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies,
we're in for an exciting ride. While there's a real risk that we'll
fall off a cliff, there's still time to control our transition to a
post-carbon future.

A deeper analysis of the crises we face, and possible solutions we can work on right now can be had HERE: http://j.mp/PCReader